About 14 million people are facing hunger in Southern Africa because of a drought that has been exacerbated by an El Nino weather pattern, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said on Monday.
UN food agency says 14M face hunger in southern Africa
The worst-affected country is Malawi, where 2.8 million people or 16 percent of the population are expected to go hungry, followed by the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar where almost 1.9 million are at risk, WFP said in a statement.
U.N. food agency says 14 mln face hunger in southern Africa
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"With little or no rain falling in many areas and the window for the planting of cereals closing fast or already closed in some countries, the outlook is alarming," it said.
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